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Editorial: Kenya risks igniting xenophobia

President William Ruto's ban on foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses threatens to fuel xenophobia and fracture regional integration across the East African Community.

  • The Editorial
  • M&G Media Ltd
2 min read
Not buying it: The trade restrictions, framed publicly as economic protectionism for Kenyan small-scale traders, has triggered diplomatic friction in the East African Community. Photo: Photo meaduva / Flikr
KENYA

Ruto's election gamble turns toxic in Kenya

Facing intense political pressure ahead of the general election, President William Ruto's restriction on foreign small-scale traders has triggered EAC diplomatic tensions,…

  • Oliver-Twist Amani
4 min read